How to Clone NVMe SSD with Only One Slot on Windows 11/10/8/7

NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) is the fastest SSD interface with low data latencies, which can help speed up and improve your PC's overall performance. However, if your NVMe SSD has a small capacity, it will become slow after installing many heavy apps and larger files. In this case, you can upgrade to a larger NVMe SSD, but what if your computer has only one slot? Don't worry; this article from EaseUS will describe how to clone NVMe SSD with only one slot or how to transfer data from one NVMe SSD to another. Let's dive in!

What to Prepare When Your PC Has a Single Slot

Cloning NVMe SSD to another can help upgrade your current storage and transfer your Windows and saved data to another drive without reinstalling and losing anything. If your PC has an extra NVMe slot to connect a second NVMe drive, the whole NVMe data transfer process would be a breeze. However, some computers, especially laptops, have only one slot to connect an NVMe SSD. What should you do in such a situation?

Certainly, you have ways out. If you have no NVMe to USB docking station or M.2 NVMe to USB adapter, you can create a disk backup for the original NVMe SSD, create a bootable USB drive, replace the old NVME SSD with the new SSD, boot your PC with the bootable USB, and restore the Windows system to the new SSD. This works, but it is tricky. 

Another better and easier way is to clone NVMe to NVMe. Since your computer has only one slot, you must prepare one NVMe to USB docking station or an M.2 NVMe to USB adapter to connect another NVMe SSD to your computer. After that, run disk clone software to transfer data from one SSD to another.

It is worth noting that Windows does not have disk cloning settings. You must apply third-party disk cloning software to clone an HDD or SSD. So, regarding the question, can you clone NVMe SSD if your PC has only one slot? The answer is yes; you need to use a disk cloning tool and M.2 NVMe to USB adapter or NVMe to USB docking station.

Free Download Best NVMe SSD Cloning Software

When it comes to cloning, EaseUS Disk Copy stands out from the free and paid cloning software. Although you can use some free disk cloning software like Clonezilla and Rescuezilla to help you clone a hard drive to another, these free disk cloning programs get problems of one kind or another. For example, they often have an outdated user interface, which requires a high learning curve. Worse still, the "cloned hard drive won't boot" error may occur.

Thankfully, this is no longer true with EaseUS Disk Copy, a dedicated and powerful disk clone software for Windows 11/10/8/7. Thanks to its simple and streamlined user interface design, it can help you clone HDD to HDD, HDD to SSD, and SSD to SSD in 3 steps. In addition, it lets you replace a failing hard drive and clone an old HDD/SSD to a new PC. The following are some features of EaseUS SSD cloning software:

• Create a bootable disk to boot your computer.
• Clone HDD/SSD to HDD/SSD with different sizes.
• Transfer data from one old disk to a new computer.
• Migrate OS to a new hard drive with its system clone.
• Adjust disk layout when cloning one hard drive to another.
• Bit for bit copy hard drive or partition if there are bad sectors.

EaseUS Disk Copy can fit you well if you want to clone NVMe to another. Unlike other disk cloning tools, it can offer many options to ensure a safe and smooth cloning experience. If you want to save your time and effort in disk cloning, just download this excellent NVMe SSD cloning software on your computer and start cloning now!

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How to Clone NVMe SSD Even with Single Slot

After downloading the Disk Copy on your PC, you can follow the steps to clone NVMe to NVMe with only one slot on your PC. Before that, ensure you have connected the new SSD to your computer via the docking station and adapter mentioned above.

When the cloning process ends, you have successfully transferred your Windows and data from one NVMe SSD to another.

Replace Old NVMe SSD & Boot from New SSD

After cloning, you have one last step to do. That is replacing the old SSD with the new one on your computer. This requires you to use a screwdriver to open the PC's case. For more detailed steps, you can refer to this article:

How to Replace Old SSD with New SSD

In this article, you can learn how to replace an old SSD with a new one without data loss using professional disk clone software. Read more >>

After swapping SSD on your PC, you need to go to the BIOS settings to set the new SSD as your boot drive:

• Step 1. Restart the PC and press and hold the BIOS key to access the BIOS setting. The BIOS key varies from the computer manufacturer but is usually F2, F12, Delete, or Esc.
• Step 2. Head for the Boot section via the arrow key on your keyboard, look for the Boot Order or Boot Priority and choose it.
• Step 3. Top the new SSD on the boot order list via the arrow key.
• Step 4. Save all changes and quit the BIOS screen. 
• Step 5. Reboot your PC, and it will boot from the new SSD.

All done; you can format your old SSD for external storage, giving you more extra storage for your data.

To Wrap Things Up

This article tells how to clone NVMe SSD with only one slot on your computer. You can find your answer in this post if your PC has only one slot and you need to clone your hard drive. To make it clear, you will need an NVMe to USB docking station or an M.2 NVMe to USB adapter to connect SSD to your computer and one dedicated cloning tool to help you transfer data and Windows to another SSD.

EaseUS Disk Copy is such a clone tool that can help clone SSD to SSD from different manufacturers easily and quickly. Whether you want to transfer data from one NVMe SSD to another or transfer Windows from one SSD to another, it will never disappoint you. Just download it and try its useful features!

Clone NVMe SSD to NVMe SSD with One Slot FAQs

1. How can I clone my old SSD to a new NVMe M.2 SSD?

If your computer has 2 slots, you can install the new SSD on your computer and run SSD clone software to clone SSD to SSD. If your computer has only one slot, you will need to use an extra adapter to connect the new SSD to your computer and then launch the cloning software to perform disk cloning.

2. How to clone an M.2 if you only have one M.2 slot?

Things must be easier on the question, how to clone M.2 SSD with 2 slots? This does not mean you have no way to clone M.2 SSD with only one slot. Connect the new SSD to your computer via an M.2 to USB adapter and run M.2 SSD cloning software to clone your boot drive to another.

3. How do I transfer data from old NVMe to new NVMe?

To transfer data from NVMe to NVMe, you can clone NVMe to NVMe, back up data from NVMe to another, or manually copy data. If you want to transfer Windows and data, cloning is the easiest and most effective way. You can use disk clone software like Clonezilla or EaseUS Disk Copy.